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1. Mirroring The mainboard maintains two identical copies of all data in memory for redundancy Lock Step The mainboard uses two areas of memory to run the same set of operations in parallel Sparing A preset threshold of correctable errors is used to trigger fail over The spare memory is put online and used as active memory in place of the failed memory This setting allows you to select DRAM RAPL Mode for your system Options include Disabled DRAM RAPL Mode and DRAM RAPL MODE1 This setting allows you to force DDR speed for your system Options include Auto Force DDR3 800 Force DDR 1066 Force DDR 1333 Force DDR 1600 and Force SPD This setting allows you to select different channel interleaving settings Options include Auto 1 Way 2 Way 3 Way and 4 Way Chapter 5 BIOS Table 5 5 Chipset Configuration Sub menu Continued Menu Option Rank Interleaving Patrol Scrub Demand Scrub Data Scrambling Device Tagging Thermal Throttling gt South Bridge Configuration All USB Devices EHCI Controller 1 EHCI Controller 2 Description This setting allows you to select different rank interleaving settings Options include Auto 1 Way 2 Way 4 Way and 8 Way This setting allows you to either Enable or Disable Patrol Scrub for your system This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Demand Scrubbing in your system This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the
2. www supermicro com products SuperBlade module web site for further details on BIOS setup and the BIOS menus for your SuperBlade blade module System BIOS BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System The 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS BIOS flash chip stores the system parameters types of disk drives video displays in the CMOS The CMOS memory requires very little electrical power When the blade unit is turned off a backup battery provides power to the BIOS flash chip enabling it to retain system parameters Each time the blade is powered on it is configured with the values stored in the BIOS ROM by the system BIOS which gains control at boot up How To Change the Configuration Data The CMOS information that determines the system parameters may be changed by entering the BIOS Setup utility This Setup utility can be accessed by pressing the lt DELETE gt key at the appropriate time during system boot See Starting the Setup Utility below Starting the Setup Utility Normally the only visible POST Power On Self Test routine is the memory test As the memory is being tested press the lt DELETE gt key to enter the main menu of the BIOS Setup utility From the main menu you can access the other setup screens such as the Security and Power menus Caution To prevent possible boot failure do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS 5 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 5 2 BIOS
3. Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter Setup and see if fixed disk and drive A are properly identified Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Parity is a method for checking errors in binary data A parity error indicates that some data has been corrupted Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it cannot locate the address it displays Displayed after any recoverable error message Press lt F1 gt to start the boot process or lt F2 gt to enter Setup and change the settings Press lt F3 gt to display the previous screen usually an initialization error of an Option ROM i e an add on card Write down and follow the information shown on the screen Optional message displayed during POST Can be turned off in Setup PS 2 mouse identified One or more unclaimed block storage devices have the Configuration Request bit set in the LCT Run an 120 Configuration Utility e g the SAC utility System BIOS copied to shadow RAM Displays the address nnnn of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS which can be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM A 2 BIOS POST Codes This section lists the POST Power On Self Test
4. Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors Continued Post Code F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h F7h Description Initialize video Initialize System Management Manager Output one beep Clear Huge Segment Boot to Mini DOS Boot to Full DOS If the BIOS detects error 2C 2E or 30 base 512K RAM error it displays an additional word bitmap xxxx indicating the address line or bits that failed For example 2C 0002 means address line 1 bit one set has failed 2E 1020 means data bits 12 and 5 bits 12 and 5 set have failed in the lower 16 bits The BIOS also sends the bitmap to the port 80 LED display It first displays the checkpoint code followed by a delay the high order byte another delay and then the low order byte of the error lt repeats this sequence continuously A 9 SBI 7427R S3 T3 Blade Module User s Manual Notes A 10 Disclaimer The products sold by Supermicro are not intended for and will not be used in life support systems medical equipment nuclear facilities or systems aircraft aircraft devices aircraft emergency communication devices or other critical systems whose failure to perform be reasonably expected to result in significant injury or loss of life or catastrophic property damage Accordingly Supermicro disclaims any and all liability and should buyer use or sell such products for use in such ultra hazardous applications it does so entirely at its own
5. 2 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of the two USB slots on the CMM located on the back side of the enclosure 3 Bootto the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 4 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name Flashing a BIOS using a Floppy Image File This method must be performed remotely 1 Copy the image file from the zip file to your desktop 2 Use the web browser or IPMIView to access your CMM remotely using its IP Address 5 2 Chapter 5 BIOS 9 Go to the VIRTUAL MEDIA menu and select FLOPPY IMAGE UPLOAD BROWSE or OPEN to locate the img file on your desktop and select it Press the UPLOAD button and wait a few seconds for the image to upload to the CMM Once the upload finishes turn on the blade module and press lt DEL gt to enter the BIOS setup utility In the BOOT MENU bring USB LS120 PEPPCMM VIRTUAL DISC 1 to the top of the boot priority list Exit while saving the changes The blade module will boot to the virtual media floppy image A gt Type flash filename rom Note Replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name such as BBDTE142 rom for example in the command 5 3 Running Setup Note Default settings are in bold text unless otherwise noted The BIOS setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the appropriate text from the MAIN BIOS SETUP screen All displayed te
6. Intel VOAT This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Intel I O Acceleration Technology in your system DCA Support This setting allows you to Enable or Disable DCA support in your system 10H 0 1 Both IOH 0 and IOH 1 PCle port bifurcation controls are available to set IOU Link PCle Port Speed and PCle Port settings Options include Gen 1 Gen 2 or Gen 3 link speed Bifurcation settings or various port PCle settings for x4x4 x8 x4x4x4 x4x4x8 x8x4x4 x8x8 Controls or x16 default depends upon setting POP This submenu statically displays Current QPI Link Speed and Current QPI Link Configuration Freq as well as providing options for Isoc QPI Link Speed Mode and QPI Link 9 Frequency Select Isoc This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Isoc in your system QPI Link This setting allows you to select QPI Link Speed as being either Fast or Slow Speed Mode mode QPI Link f e Benen This setting allows you to select the QPI link frequency Options include Auto quency 6 4 GT s 7 2 GT s or 8 0 GT s Select DIMM This submenu displays static Memory Configuration information Current Configuration Memory Mode Current Memory Speed Mirroring and Sparing DIMM 9 Information and other option settings Eu DIMM presence and size information is shown in this submenu when selected Information d This setting sets the system memory mode Options include the following Independent default All DIMMs are available to the operating system
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8. 95h 98h 9Ah 9Dh 9Fh A2h A8h ACh BOh B2h B5h B7h BAh BCh BEh con C2h Install CD ROM for boot 1 2 Search for option ROMs One long two short beeps on check sum failure Shadow option ROMs Initialize security engine optional Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives Check key lock Erase F2 prompt Enter SETUP Check for errors POST done prepare to boot operating system Terminate QuietBoot optional Initialize ACPI BIOS Initialize SMBIOS Clear parity checkers Clear screen optional Try to boot with INT 19 Initialize error logging gt N SBI 7427R S3 T3 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued C4h C6h C8h CAh CCh CEh Initialize system error handler Initialize note dock optional Force check optional Redirect Int 15h to enable remote keyboard Redirect Int 10h to enable remote serial video Initialize digitizer and display message The following are for the boot block in Flash ROM Table A 3 Boot Block Flash ROM Terminal POST Errors EOh E2h E4h E6h E8h EAh ECh EEh FOh Initialize the chipset Initialize the CPU Initialize system I O Checksum BIOS ROM Set Huge Segment Initialize OEM special code Initialize Memory type Shadow Boot Block Initialize interrupt vectors A 8 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes
9. Air Shroud L Air Shroud R N 9 fF WO N 4 7 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Memory Support The SBI 7427R S3 blade module supports up to 256 GB of VLP RDIMM and 64 GB of VLP UDIMM DDRS 1600 1333 1066 MHz speed SDRAM in sixteen 16 240 pin DIMM sockets See Section 3 5 Memory Installation on page 3 9 for further details on mainboard memory installation Hard Disk Drives The SBI 7427R S3 blade unit accommodates up to three 2 5 SATA hard disk drives which are mounted in drive trays The drives can be hot swapped and removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in The three drives can be used to set up a RAID array RAID 0 1 5 and 10 Windows RAID 0 1 and 10 Linux or JBOD These drives use a yellow color for the Blade HDD active LED See Chapter 1 for further details on RAID Setup Caution To maintain proper airflow both hard drive bays must have drive carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the tray 4 8 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 1 Introduction This chapter describes the BIOS for Intel SuperBlade modules The Intel Blade modules use a 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOSTM that is stored in a flash chip This BIOS can be easily upgraded using a floppy disk based program Note Due to periodic changes to the BIOS some settings may have been added or deleted and might not yet be recorded in this manual Please refer to the http
10. Control Palin 4 2 Power BU sy eiua Peed ees ley 4 3 KVM Buttof 2 hii eI cid 4 3 LED Indicators tnt een ge 4 3 AIK IT ente EE 4 3 4 2 Mainboard neven deed ele heres cc eases tn tdo 4 4 JUMPERS cece desist at aA ud um 4 6 CMOS Olea oe eee ta 4 6 4 3 Blade Unit Components iiEkkkkk keke 4 7 Memory Support viii na 4 8 H rd Disk Drives 2 23 22 2er 4 8 Chapter EE 5 1 Nur tele Tee EE 5 1 System BIOS 3 che a ate teh teed pee 5 1 How To Change the Configuration Data 5 1 Starting the Setup Utility 5 1 5 2 BIOS Updates 2 2 2222 nen Se SR 5 2 Flashing BIOS messe ae dao e et 5 2 5 3 RUNNING Setup n d Rt hides des 5 3 5 4 Main BIOS Getup kek kk keke kk k kk kk kk kk 5 4 5 5 Advanced Setup 5 5 5 6 Event Logs Setup A 5 14 527 IPMESGItUp iaa ieee Heel 5 15 O teen eas a Mek chaste AE 5 16 vi Table of Contents A Sei Ress 5 16 Bal OP Saver amp Exil net et ee es e ede 5 17 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 A 1 BIOS POST Messages sees A 1 A 2 BIOS POST Godes ehe pe ette eta A 3 Recoverable POST Errors esssssssssssseeeeeeeeeenenne nenne A 4 Terminal POST Erro F ils ladan samen eee ee dore vices A 4 vii SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Notes viii Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview This user s manual covers the SBI 7427R S3 blade module This blade module is a compact self contained server that connects into a pre cabled enclosure tha
11. Request ASPM Support Onboard LAN Option ROM Select Load Onboard LAN 1 Option ROM Load Onboard LAN 2 Option ROM Network Stack Use this setting in case of multiple Option ROMs to specify what PCI Option ROM to launch Options include Legacy ROM and EFI Compatible ROM This sets the value to programmed into the PCI Latency Timer Register Options include 32 64 96 128 160 192 224 an 248 PCI Bus Clocks This setting allows you to Enables or Disables decoding of 64 bit capable devices in the Above 4G Address Space This setting is only usable if your system supports 64 bit PCI decoding This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI device to generate a PERR This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the PCI device to generate a SERR Use this setting to set the maximum payload of the PCI Express device or allow the system BIOS to select the value Options include Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes or 4096 Bytes Use this setting to set the maximum read request size of the PCI Express device or allow the system BIOS to select the value Options include Auto 128 Bytes 256 Bytes 512 Bytes 1024 Bytes 2048 Bytes or 4096 Bytes This sets the ASPM Level for your system Options include Disabled disables ASPM Auto lets BIOS auto configure or Force LOs force all links to LOs state This setting allows you to select the onboard LAN option ROM to be either PXE or iSCSI Not
12. This setting specifies the power button s function when pressed Option include 4 Seconds Override or Instant Off This setting specifies what the system will do when power is restored after an AC power loss to the system Options include Stay Off system power remains off after power loss Power On system power turns on after power loss or Last State allows the system to resume its last state before the power loss Menu Option y Socket 1 CPU Information P Socket 2 CPU Information Clock Spread Spectrum Hyper threading Active Processor Cores Limit CPUID Maximum Execute Disable Bit Hardware Prefetcher Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch DCU Streamer Prefetcher Table 5 4 CPU Configuration Submenu Description These submenus when selected shows information on the Socket 1 Socket 2 processors and other information including CPU Signature Microcode Patch CPU Stepping Max CPU Speed Min CPU Speed Processor Cores Intel HT Technology Intel VT x Technology L1 Data Cache L1 Code Cache L2 Cache and L3 Cache Additionally the CPU Configuration submenu shows information about the CPU Speed and 64 bit support The information shown is only readable and cannot be changed This setting enables or disables spread spectrum modulation Options are Enabled and Disabled This setting is Enabled for Windows XP and Linux OS optimized for Hyper threading technology and Disabled for other OSes any OS not
13. Time Clock Watch Dog 4 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 4 1 Control Panel Each blade has a similar control panel Figure 4 2 with power on off button a KVM connector a KVM button and four LEDs on the top front of the unit The numbers mentioned in Figure 4 2are described in Table 4 2 Figure 4 2 Blade Control Panel Table 4 2 Blade Control Panel Item Function State Description 1 Power Button N A Turns blade module on and off 2 KVM Button N A Initiates KVM function Green Indicates power status On 3 Power LED Orange Indicates power status Off with power cables plugged in Blue Indicates KVM being utilized on blade unit 4 KVM UID LED Flashing Blue Indicates UID activated on blade module Flashing Green Indicates network activity over LAN 5 Network IB LED Flashing Orange Indicates network activity over InfiniBand module System Fault Indicates a memory error overheat VGA error or any error 6 Red LED that prevents booting 7 KVM Connector N A Connector for SUV KVM cable 4 2 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Power Button Each blade has its own power button so that individual blade units within the enclosure may be turned on or off independently of the others Press the power button 1 to turn on the blade server The power LED 3 will turn green To turn off press and hold the power button for gt 4 seconds and th
14. Updates It may be necessary to update the BIOS used in the blade modules on occasion However it is recommended that you not update BIOS if you are not experiencing problems with a blade module Updated BIOS files are located on our web site www supermicro com products superblade Please check the current BIOS revision and make sure it is newer than your current BIOS before downloading There are several methods you may use to upgrade flash your BIOS After downloading the appropriate BIOS file in a zip file format follow one of the methods described below to flash the new BIOS Flashing BIOS Use the procedures below to Flash your BIOS with a new update using the KVM dongle USB ports on the CMM module or by use of a Floppy disk Flashing a BIOS using the KVM Dongle For this method you must use a KVM dongle cable CBL 0218L included with the system 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive 2 Connect the KVM dongle CBL 0218L to the KVM connector at the front of the blade you will be flashing the BIOS to 3 Connect your bootable USB pen drive to one of the two USB slots on the KVM dongle 4 Boot to the USB pen drive and go to the directory where you saved the contents of the zip file 5 Type flash filename rom replace filename rom by the actual ROM file name Flashing a BIOS using the USB Ports on the CMM 1 Copy the contents of the zip file to a bootable USB pen drive
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17. hear the carrier click into its locked position 3 12 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 15 Installing a Hard Drive in a Carrier 3 7 Installing the Operating System An operating system OS must be installed on each blade module Blades with Microsoft Windows OS and blades with Linux OS can both occupy and operate within the same blade enclosure Refer to the SuperMicro web site for a complete list of supported operating systems There are several methods of installing an OS to the blade modules Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive The most common method of installing the OS is with an external USB CD ROM drive Take the following steps to install the OS to a blade module Caution Installing the OS from an external CD ROM drive may take several hours to complete 1 Connect an SUV cable Serial port USB port Video port cable to the KVM connector on the front of the blade module You will then need to attach a USB hub to the USB port on this cable to provide multiple USB ports 2 Connect the external CD ROM drive a USB keyboard and a mouse to the USB hub You will also need to connect a monitor to the video connector on the SUV cable Turn on the blade module 3 Insert the CD containing the OS into the CD ROM drive 4 Follow the prompts to begin the installation 3 13 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Installing via PXE Boot PXE Preboot Execution Environment is u
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19. next L1 line based upon DENE eher sequential load history Intel website Power management options and information is displayed on this submenu In addition to the options in this submenu information is displayed for Factory Long Duration Power Limit Factory Long Duration Maintained and Recommended Short Duration Power gt CPU Power Management Configuration C1E Support This setting allows you to Enable or Disable C1E support in your system This option allows you to set the long duration power limit in Watts To set the value enter a number from your keyboard in the field highlighted To reset the number enter a new number Long Duration Power Limit This option allows you to set the short duration power limit in Watts To set the value enter a number from your keyboard in the field highlighted To reset the number enter a new number Short Duration Power Limit 5 7 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 5 Chipset Configuration Sub menu Memory Mode DRAM RAPL Mode DDR Speed Channel Interleaving Menu Option Description gt North Bridge This sub menu configures North Bridge features and shows configuration Configuration information IOH This submenu configures Intel VT d and Intel I OAT in your system and Configuration configures IOU PCle port bifurcation controls Intel VT d This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Intel Virtualization Technology for in your system
20. optimized for Hyper threading techology When Disabled only one thread per enabled core is enabled This setting selects the number of cores to enable in each processor package Options include All 1 2 4 and 6 This setting is disabled for Windows XP Options include Enabled or Disabled XD can prevent certain classes of malicious buffer overflow attacks when combined with a supporting OS such as Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows XP SP2 SUSE Linux 9 2 or RedHat Enterprise 3 Update 3 Options include Enabled or Disabled If set to Enabled the hardware prefetcher will prefetch streams of data and instructions from the main memory to the L2 cache in the forward or backward manner to improve CPU performance Options are Enabled and Disabled For UP platforms leave it enabled for DP MP servers this setting may be used to tune performance to the specific application The CPU fetches the cache line for 64 bytes if this option is set to Disabled The CPU fetches both cache lines for 128 bytes as comprised if Enabled For UP platforms leave it enabled for DP MP servers this setting may be used to tune performance to the specific application For UP platforms leave this option Enabled For DP MP servers this option may be used to tune performance to the specific application Options are Enabled or Disabled Chapter 5 BIOS Table 5 4 CPU Configuration Submenu Continued This setting Enables or Disables prefetch of the
21. section for components typically included in a blade system and other optional components Specific details for the SBI 7427R S3 blade module are found in Chapter 4 Blade Module Features on page 4 1 Table 1 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module Specification Features Mainboard Processors FSB Speed Chipset Graphics Controller BIOS Memory Capacity HDD Controller Hard Drive Bays B9DR7 proprietary form factor Chassis Dimensions HxWxD 11 32 x 1 19 x 18 9 Dual or quad core Intel Xeon E5 2600 series 2011 pin processors Please refer to our web site for a complete listing of supported processors QPI up to 8 GT s Intel C602J Integrated Matrox G200 Graphics 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS Supports up to 256 GB of RDIMM and 64 GB of UDIMM VLP DDR3 1600 1333 1066 MHz speed SDRAM in sixteen 16 240 pin DIMM sockets Intel C602J on chip controller for three Serial ATA drives Includes three hot swap drive bays for 2 5 SAS SATA SSD disk drives Processors The SBI 7427R S3 blade module supports dual 2011 pin LGA 2011 Socket R Intel Xeon E5 2600 series processors Refer to the Supermicro web site for a complete listing of supported processors http www supermicro com products superblade Please note that you will need to check the detailed specifications of a particular blade module for a list of the CPUs it supports Details on installation of the processor into the SBI 7427R S3 blade modu
22. unit When it stops lift the cover off the blade unit 3 To replace the cover fit the six grooves in the cover into the studs in the sides of the blade then slide the cover toward the front of the blade to lock it into place Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure Make sure the cover of the blade unit has been replaced first before installing a blade unit in the enclosure Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure 1 Slowly push the blade unit into its bay with the handles fully pulled out see Figure 3 1 2 When the blade stops push the handles back in to their locked position making sure the notches in both handles catch the lip of the enclosure see Figure 3 2 Note Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged into the enclosure Caution Use extreme caution when inserting a blade module into the enclosure If the blade s power connector becomes damaged it can damage pins on other blade bays that it is inserted into 3 2 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Figure 3 1 Inserting a Blade into the Enclosure 2 Locking the Blade into Position Figure 3 3 3 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 3 3 Processor Installation One or two processors may be installed to the mainboard of each blade unit See Chapter 1 for general information on the features of the blade unit and the Supermicro web site for further details including processor memory and operating system support Caution T
23. updated This is specified as a numeric value in the range of 1 to 255 The default for this setting is set to 1 This setting Multiple Event Time Window is used to select the number of minutes which must pass between duplicate log entries that utilize a multiple event counter The value ranges from 0 to 99 minutes The default for this setting is set to 60 Selecting this option displays the SMIBIOS Event Log for viewing Chapter 5 BIOS 5 7 IPMI Setup Table 5 15 IPMI Menu IPMI Firmware Revision and IPMI Status information are statically displayed at LEM oran the top of this menu Change this setting to Enable or Disable all features of the System Event SEL Components Logging during boot up Use this setting to choose options for reactions to a full SEL Options include Do Wher SEL ler Nothing and Erase Immediately Pb BMC Network Configuration Update IPMI LAN x y Configuration Specify Yes or No for the BIOS to use this setting for IPMI in the next boot up Use this submenu to configure BMC network parameters SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 5 8 Boot Choose Boot from the 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the BOOT SETUP menu Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt All Security BIOS settings are described in Table 5 16 belo
24. A DIMM4A etc with memory modules of the same size and of the same type will result in dual channel interleaved memory which is faster than single channel non interleaved memory See Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation on page 3 10 for details For an interleaved configuration memory modules of the same size and speed must be installed in pairs You should not mix DIMMs of different sizes and speeds 3 9 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 3 1 Populating Eight Memory Slots for Interleaved Operation of DIMMs Channel A P1 DIMMA1 P1 DIMMA2 P1 DIMMB1 P1 DIMMB2 CPU1 Channel B Bi B2 x Xx Xx x Channel C C1 C2 Channel Channel D E D1 D2 E1 E2 x Xx x x CPU2 Channel Channel F G F1 F2 G1 G2 x Xx x x Figure 3 13 16 slot DIMM Numbering CPU1 P2 DIMMG1 P2 DIMMG2 P2 DIMMH1 P2 DIMMH2 CPU2 P1 DIMMD2 P1 DIMMD1 P1 DIMMC2 P1 DIMMC1 P2 DIMMF2 P2 DIMMF1 P2 DIMME2 P2 DIMME1 Channel H Hi H2 Note Though multiple DIMM memory module types and speeds may be supported you need to use DIMM memory modules of the same speed and type Note An X in Table 3 1 indicates the memory slot is populated by a DIMM module 3 10 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Note For an optimized memory bandwidth it is recommended that you populate the memory modules in sets of four 4 DIM
25. BIOS installed Default Setup Values If you do not want these values enter Setup and enter your own values If the error persists check the system battery or contact your dealer The timer test failed Requires repair of system board Real Time Clock fails BIOS hardware test May require board repair BIOS found date or time out of range and reset the Real Time Clock May require setting legal date 1991 2099 SBI 7427R S3 T3 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued Previous POST did not complete successfully POST loads default values and offers to run Setup If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot Previous boot incomplete Default will likely fail On systems with control of wait states improper configuration used Setup settings can also terminate POST and cause this error on the next boot Run Setup and verify that the waitstate configuration is correct This error is cleared the next time the system is booted Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS POST diskette tests k A Diskette dig error Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette Diskette drive B error type in Setup and that the diskette drive is attached correctly Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup CPU ID CPU socket number for Multi Processor error ServerBlOS2 test error Ca
26. Data Scrambling in your system This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Device Tagging in your system For this setting selecting Disabled sets Open Loop Thermal Throttling whereas selecting CLTT sets Closed Loop Thermal Throttling This sub menu static displays PCH Information chipset Name Stepping and USB Devices and allows you to configure other South Bridge features This setting allows you to enable USB devices in your system Options include Enabled or Disabled This setting allows you to Enable or Disabled USB 2 0 EHCI support for Controller 1 2 This setting allows you to enable the use of Legacy USB devices If this option is Legacy USB set to Auto legacy USB support will be automatically enabled if a legacy USB Support device is installed on the mainboard and disabled if no USB devices are connected The options include Disabled Enabled and Auto Port 60 64 This setting Enables or Disables I O port 60h 64h emulation support This Emulation should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for non USB aware OSes This setting is a workaround for OSes without EHCI hand off support The EHCI EHCI Hand off ownership change should be claimed by the EHCI driver Options include Enabled or Disabled Table 5 6 SATA Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Description SATA Configuration This submenu contains settings for SATA configuration options as well as gu information at the top on what hard disk
27. Disable Console Redirection for the COM2 port This submenu contains Console Redirection settings for the COM2 port This setting allows you to select the Terminal Type to use for Console Redirection emulation Options include ANSI extended ASCII character set VT100 ASCII character set VT100 extends VT100 to support color function keys etc and VT UTF8 uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto one or more bytes This setting selects the serial port transmission speed which must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Options include 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 This sets the number of data bits as either 7 or 8 A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors Options include None no parity bit Even parity bit is O if the number of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd parity bit is 0 if the number of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark parity bit is always 1 or Space parity bit is always 0 The Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet a start bit indicates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communications with slow devices may require more than 1 stop bit Options are 1 or 2 Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers
28. Email Asia Pacific Address Tel Fax Web Site Technical Support Email Tel Super Micro Computer Inc 980 Rock Ave San Jose CA 95131 U S A 1 408 503 8000 1 408 503 8008 marketing supermicro com General Information support supermicro com Technical Support www supermicro com Super Micro Computer B V Het Sterrenbeeld 28 5215 ML s Hertogenbosch The Netherlands 31 0 73 6400390 31 0 73 6416525 sales supermicro nl General Information support supermicro nl Technical Support rma supermicro nl Customer Support Super Micro Computer Inc 4F No 232 1 Liancheng Rd Chung Ho 235 Taipei County Taiwan R O C 886 2 8226 3990 886 2 8226 3991 www supermicro com tw support supermicro com tw 886 2 8226 5990 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Notes 1 6 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements 2 1 About Standardized Warning Statements The following statements are industry standard warnings provided to warn the user of situations which have the potential for bodily injury Should you have questions or experience difficulty Contact Supermicro s Technical Support department for assistance Only certified technicians should attempt to install or configure components Read this appendix in its entirety before installing or configuring components in the Supermicro chassis These warnings may also be found on our web site at http w
29. FECTS AND OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM Manual Revison 1 0 Release Date October 9 2012 Unless you request and receive written permission from Super Micro Computer Inc you may not copy any part of this document Information in this document is subject to change without notice Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders Copyright 2012 by Super Micro Computer Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Preface About this Manual This manual is written for professional system integrators Information Technology professionals service personnel and technicians It provides information for the installation and use of Supermicro s SBI 7427R S3 blade module Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced professionals only Manual Organization Chapter 1 Introduction The first chapter provides a checklist of the main components included with SBI 7427R S3 blade module and describes their main features Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements You should familiarize yourself with this chapter for a general overview of safety precautions that should be followed when installing and servicing SBI 7427R S3 blade module Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Refer to this chapter for details on installing the SBI 7427R S3 blade module into the SuperBlade chassis Other sections cover the installatio
30. Ms for the CPU s DIMM Installation Caution Exercise extreme care when installing or removing DIMM modules to prevent any possible damage Installing DIMM Memory Modules 1 Power down the blade module see Powering Down a Blade Unit on page 3 1 2 Remove the blade from the enclosure and the cover from the blade see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 3 Remove the air shroud that covers the DIMM slots 4 Insert each DIMM vertically into its slot starting with slots 1A and 2A Pay attention to the notch along the bottom of the module to prevent inserting the DIMM incorrectly see Figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Installing a DIMM into a Memory Slot TED j To Install Insert module vertically and press down until it snaps into place Pay attention to the bottom notch To Remove Use your thumbs to gently push each release tab outward to free the DIMM from the slot Note The notch should align with the receptive key point on the slot Top View 5 Gently press down on the DIMM until it snaps into place in the slot Repeat for all modules see Table 3 1 for installing DIMMs into the slots in the correct order 6 Replace the air shroud and the blade cover and install the blade module back into the enclosure 7 Power up the blade unit see Powering Up a Blade Unit on page 3 1 3 11 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Install
31. SUPERMICR SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Revison 1 0 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual The information in this User s Manual has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate The vendor assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document makes no commitment to update or to keep current the information in this manual or to notify any person or organization of the updates Please Note For the most up to date version of this manual please see our web site at www supermicro com Super Micro Computer Inc Supermicro reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice This product including software and documentation is the property of Supermicro and or its licensors and is supplied only under a license Any use or reproduction of this product is not allowed except as expressly permitted by the terms of said license IN NO EVENT WILL SUPERMICRO BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL SPECULATIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR DOCUMENTATION EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN PARTICULAR SUPERMICRO SHALL NOT HAVE LIABILITY FOR ANY HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA STORED OR USED WITH THE PRODUCT INCLUDING THE COSTS OF REPAIRING REPLACING INTEGRATING INSTALLING OR RECOVERING SUCH HARDWARE SOFTWARE OR DATA Any disputes arisin
32. Stop Bits is also shown in this submenu Microsoft Windows Emergency Managment Services EMS allows for remote managment of a Windows Server OS through a serial port This setting allows you to specify which port to use COM1 or COM2 VT UTF8 is the preferred terminal type for out of band management The next best choice is VT100 and then VT100 Options include ANSI extended ASCII character set VT100 ASCII character set VT 100 extends VT100 to support color function keys etc and VT UTF8 uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto one or more bytes This setting selects the serial port transmission speed which must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Options include 9600 19200 57600 and 115200 Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Flow Control Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options include None Hardware RTS CTS and Software Xon Xoff Table 5 12 ACPI Settings Sub menu Menu Option Description ACPI Sleep State Numa High Precision Timer This setting selects the highest ACPI sleep state the system will enter when the SUSPEND button is pressed Options include Suspend Disabled and S1 CPU Stop Clock This setting Enab
33. WS Ado AAs del AA ME IFAS Waarschuwing Raadpleeg de installatie instructies voordat u het systeem op de voedingsbron aansluit 2 4 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Circuit Breaker Warning This product relies on the building s installation for short circuit overcurrent protection Ensure that the protective device is rated not greater than 250 V 20 A 1 4 TL A COE RH GAR RDS ECO REL LTES PERO ERD 250 V 20 A Ze A 7x C LANGE PEW SS ESSENER BERS FREE eA Ni ate A O Warnung Dieses Produkt ist darauf angewiesen dass im Geb ude ein Kurzschluss bzw berstromschutz installiert ist Stellen Sie sicher dass der Nennwert der Schutzvorrichtung nicht mehr als 250 V 20 A betr gt jAdvertencia Este equipo utiliza el sistema de protecci n contra cortocircuitos o sobrecorrientes del edificio Asegurese de que el dispositivo de protecci n no sea superior a 250 V 20 A Attention Pour ce qui est de la protection contre les courts circuits surtension ce produit d pend de l installation lectrique du local V rifiez que le courant nominal du dispositif de protection n est pas sup rieur 250 V 20 A 5 xm v an IEP NIMD 01352 npn man Yy Jano nm 1 250 V 20 A 15 INP xo NIT 22007 pn 252 21110521 cgi idi zi Al A ml il gall ya Adan lame ple acing giel ba ET 20A 250V c S oel AEN Jes andi l Ge SG 2 5 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Eus Rt fo
34. are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options include None and Hardware RTS CTS This setting Enables or Disables VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals Chapter 5 BIOS Table 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection Sub menu Continued Menu Option Recorder Mode Resolution 100x31 Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Putty KeyPad Description This setting Enables or Disables Recorder Mode When enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data This setting Enables or Disables extended terminal resolution This allows you to set for legacy OSes the number of rows and columns supported for redirection Options include 80x24 or 80x25 This setting allows you to select the funtion key and KeyPad to use on the Putty keyboard Options include VT100 LINUX XTERMR6 SCO ESCN or VT400 Serial Port for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Console Redirection gt Console Redirection Settings Out of Band Mgmt Port Terminal Type Bits per Second Use this setting to Enable or Disable Console Redirection for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS This submenu contains Console Redirection settings for Out of Band Management Windows Emergency Management Services EMS Static display information for Data Bits Parity and
35. ation Hard disk drives are installed in carriers which are hot swappable and can be removed or replaced without powering down the blade unit they reside in A blade module needs a hard disk drive with an operating system installed to operate Caution To maintain proper airflow both hard drive bays must have drive carriers inserted during operation whether or not a drive is installed in the carrier To remove a hard drive carrier do the following Removing a Hard Drive Carrier 1 2 Locate the colored Open button at the bottom of the drive carrier and press it with your thumb This action releases the drive carrier from the drive bay Pull the release handle out about 45 degrees then use it to pull the drive carrier out To Install a hard drive use the following procedure Installing a Hard Drive 1 2 Remove a blank drive carrier from the blade see removal procedure above Insert a drive into the carrier with the PCB side facing down and the connector end toward the rear of the carrier Align the drive in the carrier so that the screw holes of both line up Note that there are holes in the carrier marked SATA to aid in correct installation Secure the drive to the carrier with six screws as shown in Figure 3 15 Insert the drive carrier into its slot keeping the Open button at the bottom When the carrier reaches the rear of the bay the release handle will retract Push the handle in until you
36. caus GI cas a ox wat 300 115440 ol 2819 34 3 He LE SVS US a no A ne Waarschuwing Deze apparatuur mag alleen worden geinstalleerd vervangen of hersteld door geschoold en gekwalificeerd personeel 2 8 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Restricted Area Warning This unit is intended for installation in restricted access areas A restricted access area can be accessed only through the use of a special tool lock and key or other means of security This warning does not apply to workstations CAE BRK COA y hla TIRA WI HEE 1ST ERPRELTWET 7 ABE HIE JM Heben TODA AV TFT DFE TOBMA YD DURECH EE HARE ERZ EE A WENE K REENER nde WA TN NESARA HE Warnung Diese Einheit ist zur Installation in Bereichen mit beschr nktem Zutritt vorgesehen Der Zutritt zu derartigen Bereichen ist nur mit einem Spezialwerkzeug Schloss und Schl ssel oder einer sonstigen Sicherheitsvorkehrung m glich jAdvertencia Esta unidad ha sido dise ada para instalaci n en reas de acceso restringido S lo puede obtenerse acceso a una de estas reas mediante la utilizaci n de una herramienta especial cerradura con llave u otro medio de seguridad Attention Cet appareil doit tre install e dans des zones d acc s r serv s L acc s a une zone d acc s r serv n est possible qu en utilisant un outil sp cial un m canisme de verrouillage et une cl ou tout autre moyen de s curit Dann HW
37. codes for the 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS BIOS POST codes are divided into two categories recoverable and terminal SBI 7427R S3 T3 Blade Module User s Manual Recoverable POST Errors When a recoverable type of error occurs during POST the BIOS will display an POST code that describes the problem BIOS may also issue one of the following beep codes One long and two short beeps video configuration error One repetitive long beep no memory detected Terminal POST Errors If a terminal type of error occurs BIOS will shut down the system Before doing so BIOS will write the error to port 80h attempt to initialize video and write the error in the top left corner of the screen The following is a list of codes that may be written to port 80h Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors 02h Verify Real Mode 04h Get CPU type 07h Disable shadow and execute code from the ROM 09h Set IN POST flag OBh Enable CPU cache OEh Initialize UO component 10h Initialize Power Management 12h Restore CPU control word during warm boot 14h Initialize keyboard controller 17h Initialize cache before memory Auto size 1Ah 8237 DMA controller initialization 20h 1 3 1 1 Test DRAM refresh Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 28h 2Ah 2Eh 32h 36h 3Ah 3Dh 42h 46h 48h 4Ah 4Ch 4Fh 51h 54h 58h 5Ah A
38. ctions on two hard drives Data transfer rate is doubled over using a single disk e RAID1 Data Mirroring an identical data image from one drive is copied to another drive The second drive must be the same size or larger than the first drive Enhanced RAID 5 or RAID 10 Data Mirroring as RAID1 with data mirrored from one or more disks to one or more disks of a second larger size You can couple the disks from the source to create a virtual volume and use one or more disks of a second larger size to provide a single larger volume or multiple larger volumes that serve as the mirroring drive or drives for the array Density A maximum of fourteen blade modules may be installed into a single blade enclosure Each blade enclosure is a 7U form factor so a standard 42U rack may accommodate up to six enclosures with 84 blade modules or the equivalent of 84 1U servers With the inclusion of six CMM modules twelve Gigabit Ethernet switches and six InfiniBand Switches this would occupy up to 108U space in a conventional 1U server configuration Figure 1 1 displays a view of a full rack with six blade enclosures in it each with fourteen blades to an enclosure 1 3 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Figure 1 1 Full Rack of Blade Enclosures and Blade Servers 1 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 4 Contacting Supermicro Headquarters Address Tel Fax Email Web Site Europe Address Tel Fax
39. data BIOS static display information including the motherboard number SMC version SMC Build Date and Total Memory is also shown on the screen BIOS Information 5 4 Chapter 5 BIOS 5 5 Advanced Setup Choose Advanced from the BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the ADVANCED SETUP menu The items with a triangle beside them are sub menus that can be accessed by highlighting the item and pressing lt ENTER gt Options for PIR settings are displayed by highlighting the setting option using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt Table 5 2 describes all sub menus found in the ADVANCED SETUP menu Sub menu gt Boot Feature gt CPU Configuration gt Chipset Configuration gt SATA Configuration SCU Configuration gt Thermal Configuration gt PCIe PII PnP Configuration gt SuperlO Device Configuration WPCM450 gt Serial Port Console Redirection gt ACPI Configuration BME Subsystem Table 5 2 Advanced Setup Menu Options Description See Table 5 3 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 4 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 5 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 6 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 7 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 8 for a description of BIOS setu
40. drives are installed on the system SATA Mode This setting allows you to specify the SATA mode used for your system Options Aggressive Link Power Management Port 0 5 Hog Plug Staggered Startup 5 include Disabled IDE Mode AHCI Mode and RAID Mode This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Aggressive Link Power Management for your system These settings allow you to Enable or Disable SATA Port Hot Plug support for each port specified These settings allow you to Enable or Disable AHCI Staggered Spin up support for each drive SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 7 SCU Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Description SCU Devices Use this setting to Enable or Disable Patsburg SCU devices on your system j This setting allows you to Enable or Disable onboard SAS option ROM if Launch OORD Storage OpROM is enabled T These static information displays shows whether each SCU Port is present or SE ES not present in your system Table 5 8 Thermal Management Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Description Thermal This setting allows you to Enable or Disable Thermal Management in your M system If enabled this option will initialize the PCH thermal subsystem device anagement D31 F6 Table 5 9 PCle PCI PnP Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Description PCI ROM Priority PCI Latency Timer Above 4G Decoding PERR Generation SERR Generation Maximum Payload Maximum Read
41. e If iSCSI is selected LAN1 Option ROM select will cover all other Oboard LANs This setting Enables or Disables onboard option ROM for LAN1 This setting Enables or Disables onboard option ROM for LAN2 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the network stack Pxe and UEFI 5 10 Chapter 5 BIOS Table 5 10 SuperlO Device Configuration Sub menu Menu Option Super IO Chip P Serial Port 1 Configuration Serial Port Change Settings gt Serial Port 2 Configuration submenu Serial Port Serial Port Mode Change Settings Description This static display shows the name of the Super IO chip installed for your system This submenu allows you to configure Serial Port 1 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Serial Port Use this setting to select an optimal setting for the Super IO device to use for the Serial Port Options include Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 IO 3F8h IRQ 3 12 lO 2F8h IRQ 3 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 12 and IO 2E8h IRQ 3 12 This submenu allows you to configure Serial Port 2 This setting allows you to Enable or Disable the Serial Port This setting allows you to set the Serial Port Mode to either Serial Over LAN SOL or COM Use this setting to select an optimal setting for the Super IO device to use for the Serial Port Options include Auto IO 3F8h IRQ 4 O 3F8h IRQ 3 12 IOz2F8h IRQ 3 12 IO 3E8h IRQ 3 12 and IO 2E8h IRQ 3 12 Tab le 5 11 Serial Port Console R
42. e blade unit e Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to apply power using the CMM module Powering Down a Blade Unit A blade unit may be powered down in either of the following ways Press the power button on the blade unit e Use IPMIView or the web browser based management utility to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM Use IPMItool when connected to the CMM to power down if you have Operator or Admin privileges on the CMM 3 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure Although the blade system may continue to run individual blades should always be powered down before removing them from the enclosure Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure 1 Power down the blade unit see Powering Down a Blade Unit above 2 Squeeze both handles to depress the red sections then pull out both handles completely and use them to pull the blade unit from the enclosure Note Blade Modules can be Hot Plugged from the enclosure Removing Replacing the Blade Cover The blade cover must be removed to access the mainboard when you need to install or remove processors memory units the onboard battery and so on Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 1 Remove the blade unit from the enclosure see Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure above 2 Depress the two buttons on the cover while pushing the cover toward the rear of the blade
43. e more than 1 stop bit Options are 1 or 2 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 11 Serial Port Console Redirection Sub menu Continued Menu Option Flow Control VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Recorder Mode Resolution 100x31 Legacy OS Redirection Resolution Putty KeyPad COM2 Console Redirection gt Console Redirection Settings Terminal Type Bits per Second Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control VT UTF8 Combo Key Support Description Flow control can prevent data loss from buffer overflow When sending data if the receiving buffers are full a stop signal can be sent to stop the data flow Once the buffers are empty a start signal can be sent to re start the flow Hardware flow control uses two wires to send start stop signals Options include None and Hardware RTS CTS This setting Enables or Disables VT UTF8 Combination Key support for ANSI VT100 terminals This setting Enables or Disables Recorder Mode When enabled only text will be sent This is to capture Terminal data This setting Enables or Disables extended terminal resolution This allows you to set for legacy OSes the number of rows and columns supported for redirection Options include 80x24 or 80x25 This setting allows you to select the funtion key and KeyPad to use on the Putty keyboard Options include VT100 LINUX XTERMR6 SCO ESCN or VT400 Use this setting to Enable or
44. e power LED will turn orange KVM Button KVM stands for Keyboard Video Mouse With KVM a user can control multiple blades with a single keyboard video mouse setup Connect your keyboard mouse and monitor to the USB and VGA connectors on the CMM module then push the KVM button on the control panel of the blade module you wish to access LED Indicators Blade module LEDs are described below in Table 4 3 Table 4 3 Blade Module LED Indicators LED State Description Green Power On Power LED Amber Standby Red Power Failure Steady On Indicates that KVM has been initialized on this blade module KVM UID LED Blue Flashing Serves as a UID indicator the UID function is activated with a Network LED management program Flashes on and off to indicate traffic Tx and Rx data on the LAN Green Flashing connection to this blade module Srem al This LED illuminates red when a fatal error occurs This may be the ie Red Steady On result of a memory error a VGA error or any other fatal error that prevents the operating system from booting up a In the event of a power failure the N 1 Redundant Power Supply if included in your system s configuration automatically turns on and picks up the system load to provide uninterrupted operation The failed power supply should be replaced with a new one as soon as possible KVM Connector Alternatively you may connect a KVM cable CBL 0218L with a keyboard video mou
45. e the fan assembly from the chassis Keep fingers screwdrivers and other objects away from the openings in the fan assembly s housing IP VY RY RADO TOR vr DB 7 gt WED 7J LER Fr gt 5 7 85 EE U CL Z REED D DES 7 gt OPE JEL KIA 54 0 OMBO 5S OZ roD 7RV CF Ay sf EEES gt ARTE DEBE b Bete SHEFAT HALE Warnung Fn Die L fter drehen sich u U noch wenn die L fterbaugruppe aus dem Chassis genommen wird Halten Sie Finger Schraubendreher und andere Gegenst nde von den Offnungen des L ftergeh uses entfernt iAdvertencia Los ventiladores podran dar vuelta cuando usted quite ell montaje del ventilador del chasis Mandtenga los dedos los destornilladores y todos los objetos lejos de las aberturas del ventilador Attention ll est possible que les ventilateurs soient toujours en rotation lorsque vous retirerez le bloc ventilateur du ch ssis Prenez garde ce que doigts tournevis et autres objets Soient loign s du logement du bloc ventilateur TN V DT PPT DWNT TIM TINA muxo Pon DN 00507 WR DANA PNA Onn Ow may 2297 MIVAENT NN MILI pra Dep olds az Bal ope da y pall AES AN ze gat Ji HY c sl all all cs El all AS y gesla As y pall AES A ls ll ye lazer clad ck la jue y 2 17 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Kb MAENE a zz AAS ad az d Sas UE v NEU U LHE JA ANNE NEEN 1 U Aaen HE SASS ES re sta EES MAN AAL Waarschuwing Het is mogelijk dat de ventilator nog draait tijdens he
46. edirection Sub menu Menu Option COM1 Console Redirection gt Console Redirection Settings Terminal Type Bits per Second Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Description Use this setting to Enable or Disable Console Redirection for the COM1 port This submenu contains Console Redirection settings for the COM1 port This setting allows you to select the Terminal Type to use for Console Redirection emulation Options include ANSI extended ASCII character set VT100 ASCII character set VT100 extends VT100 to support color function keys etc and VT UTF8 uses UTF8 encoding to map Unicode characters onto one or more bytes This setting selects the serial port transmission speed which must be matched on the other side Long or noisy lines may require lower speeds Options include 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 This sets the number of data bits as either 7 or 8 A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmission errors Options include None no parity bit Even parity bit is O if the number of 1 s in the data bits is even Odd parity bit is O if the number of 1 s in the data bits is odd Mark parity bit is always 1 or Space parity bit is always 0 The Mark and Space Parity do not allow for error detection Stop bits indicate the end of a serial data packet a start bit indicates the beginning The standard setting is 1 stop bit Communications with slow devices may requir
47. er 2 Standardized Warning Statements jAdvertencia Al instalar el producto utilice los cables de conexi n previstos o designados los cables y adaptadores de CA La utilizaci n de otros cables y adaptadores podria ocasionar un mal funcionamiento o un incendio Aparatos El ctricos y la Ley de Seguridad del Material prohibe el uso de UL o CSA cables certificados que tienen UL o CSA se muestra en el c digo de otros dispositivos el ctricos que los productos designados por Supermicro solamente Attention Lors de l installation du produit utilisez les bables de connection fournis ou d sign L utilisation d autres cables et adaptateurs peut provoquer un dysfonctionnement ou un incendie Appareils lectrom nagers et de loi sur la s curit Mat riel interdit l utilisation de UL ou CSA c bles certifi s qui ont UL ou CSA indiqu sur le code pour tous les autres appareils lectriques que les produits d sign s par Supermicro seulement AC pg Drawn LIN WN AC DANNI DPD 022 WANW IT v INA NN D P PNA WR IN npn 01149 912 INN ONNA IN 525 bon WIW 72 009 32930 1791 TION DPP 0102 PIM Yawn moon WIW PIN YY OWN xp DW Tp omy 9512 3805 CSA 2 IN UL 2 550157 07292 pu 7292 NPPAPIDID vs 99 ps NOW INN aan 131 25 7129 UL CSA Ab ll GL ASI da Qaza gill du IS aladdal Gay al Gus ie 33 Gell Lil OY gaa g Gijs A dhe d jan reecht 5 AN ON gaa g AS plain of uil ee UL d CSA SUD plaat sy da cy ld al ya 24l w ll
48. er labeled Open 1st 3 8 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation A battery is included on the mainboard to supply certain volatile memory components with power when power has been removed from the blade module If this battery dies it must be replaced with an equivalent CR2032 Lithium 3V battery Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions See Figure 3 12 for a diagram of installing a new onboard battery Caution There is a danger of explosion if the onboard battery is installed upside down which reverses its polarities Figure 3 12 Installing the Onboard Battery Lithium Battery gt Battery Holder 3 3 5 Memory Installation The mainboard of each blade unit must be populated with DIMMs Dual In line Memory Modules to provide system memory The DIMMs should all be of the same size and speed and from the same Super Micro authorized manufacturer due to compatibility issues See details below on supported memory and our web site www supermicro com products superblade for recommended memory Caution For all SBI 7427 series blades ONLY VLP Very low profile memory can be used Populating Memory Slots The mainboard of a SBI 7427R S3 blade module has sixteen 16 memory slots eight for each processor Both interleaved and non interleaved memory are supported so you may populate any number of DIMM slots Populating two slots at a time DIMM1A DIMM2A DIMM3
49. fer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the various functions provided by these management programs 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID The SBI 7427R S3 blade module includes an integrated LSI 2008 SAS2 chip for setting up a RAID array for your system s hard drives Each blade module that supports two or more hard drives may be used to create a RAID array The procedures for doing this vary depending upon the blade model chosen for your SuperBlade system See fChapter 1 or details on how to configure and set up RAID on your blade module 3 14 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Figure 4 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Unit Front View This chapter describes the SBI 7427R S3 blade unit Installation and maintenance should be performed by experienced technicians only See Figure 4 1 for a front view of the blade unit and Table 4 1 for its features Table 4 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Unit Features Feature Description Supports single or dual 2011 pin LGA2011 Socket R Intel Xeon E5 2600 Processors series processors Supports up to 256 GB of VLP RDIMM and 64 GB of VLP UDIMM DDR3 Memory 1600 1333 1066 MHz speed SDRAM in sixteen 16 240 pin DIMM sockets Storage Up to three hot plug 2 5 hot pluggable 2 5 enterprise SATA SSD drives Ports KVM port 1 SATA port 1 Onboard Integrated Matrox G200 Graphics chip IPMI 2 0 ATA 100 Plug Features and Play APM 1 2 DMI 2 3 PCI 2 2 ACPI 1 0 2 0 SMBIOS 2 3 Real
50. g between manufacturer and customer shall be governed by the laws of Santa Clara County in the State of California USA The State of California County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes Super Micro s total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer s instruction manual may cause harmful interference with radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case you will be required to correct the interference at your own expense California Best Management Practices Regulations for Perchlorate Materials This Perchlorate warning applies only to products containing CR Manganese Dioxide Lithium coin cells Perchlorate Material special handling may apply See www dtsc ca gov hazardouswaste perchlorate for further details WARNING HANDLING OF LEAD SOLDER MATERIALS USED IN THIS PRODUCT MAY EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DE
51. his action should only be performed by a trained service technician Allow the processor heatsink to cool before removing it Removing a Processor 1 Power down and remove the blade unit from the enclosure see Section 3 2 Installing Blade Modules on page 3 1 for details 2 Remove the cover of the blade unit see Removing Replacing the Blade Cover on page 3 2 3 Loosen the four screws that secure the heatsink to the mainboard Remove the heatsink by gently rotating it back and forth sideways with your fingers to release it from the processor Set the heatsink aside and upside down so that nothing comes into contact with the thermal grease on its underside 5 Raise the lever of the processor socket up until the processor is released from the socket then lift the silver cover plate and remove the processor 6 Reapply plastic socket covers to the LGA2011 sockets to prevent pin damage Installing a Processor Caution When handling the processor package avoid placing direct pressure on the label area Caution This action should only be performed by a trained service technician Caution Always connect the power cord last and always remove it before adding removing or changing any hardware components Make sure that you install the processor into the CPU socket before you install the CPU heatsink Caution Important If you buy a CPU separately make sure that you use an Intel certified multi directional heatsink only Ca
52. kann mehr als eine Stromzufuhr haben Um sicherzustellen dass der Einheit kein trom zugef hrt wird m ssen alle Verbindungen entfernt werden jAdvertencia Puede que esta unidad tenga m s de una conexi n para fuentes de alimentaci n Para cortar por completo el suministro de energia deben desconectarse todas las conexiones Attention Cette unit peut avoir plus d une connexion d alimentation Pour supprimer toute tension et tout courant lectrique de l unit toutes les connexions d alimentation doivent tre d branch es TMN paon 3n n p DN LIN TPN n5 bg omo nn 55 nx von v pso 90 INN mmn 1n v mm TPMT DN AGUA olaa Glas ga Yi sac jal lid y A ela ge Ban dl dal OVL AUS AMI 5 casa KSE o Halos amp 7 olds da Sa dav AAs VS TARA ol HA a ej Ag dsp MIE LE AA A dl sett Hu 2 12 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Waarschuwing Deze eenheid kan meer dan n stroomtoevoeraansluiting bevatten Alle aansluitingen dienen verwijderd te worden om het apparaat stroomloos te maken Backplane Voltage Warning Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating Use caution when servicing NIFV OEE SAT LORD HS IRE EIER REJA WV PU Eler TE EERS SPRICISIERR S JEE WO Sit ta TT RE Ar AE PE PE RATA RI NN A E ss Hl Warnung Wenn das System in Betrieb is
53. l ox EI 10 ox N 2 m In gt bo ol o lt ju m N o gt 2 SL 2 fu Di Y ER Waarschuwing Dit product is afhankelijk van de kortsluitbeveiliging overspanning van uw electrische installatie Controleer of het beveiligde aparaat niet groter gedimensioneerd is dan 220V 20A Power Disconnection Warning Warning The system must be disconnected from all sources of power and the power cord removed from the power supply module s before accessing the chassis interior to install or remove system components ERD EE ZAT ANRA OJI D MEID 5 LOR DIC Y y HME FL AT ici SAT LORIMETXN TOY ADHSUMIE Nn Bia FIBRE 2D DIR D NF DEN DD KI METE SRA ca FAT DITA dE FRA Warnung Das System muss von allen Quellen der Energie und vom Netzanschlusskabel getrennt sein das von den Spg Versorgungsteilmodulen entfernt wird bevor es auf den Chassisinnenraum zur ckgreift um Systemsbestandteile anzubringen oder zu entfernen Advertencia El sistema debe ser disconnected de todas las fuentes de energ a y del cable el ctrico quitado de los m dulos de fuente de alimentaci n antes de tener acceso el interior del chasis para instalar o para quitar componentes de sistema 2 6 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Attention Le syst me doit tre d branch de toutes les sources de puissance ainsi que de son cordon d alimentation secteur avan
54. lay a message The following is a list of such BIOS messages Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages BIOS Message Failure Fixed Disk Stuck key Keyboard error Keyboard Controller Failed Keyboard locked Unlock key switch Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Shadow Ram Failed at offset nnnn System RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used System timer error Real time clock error Check date and time settings Description Fixed disk is not working or not configured properly Check to see if fixed disk is attached properly Run Setup Find out if the fixed disk type is correctly identified Stuck key on keyboard Keyboard not working Keyboard controller failed test May require replacing keyboard controller Unlock the system to proceed Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected System RAM failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected Extended memory not working or not configured properly at offset nnnn The CMOS clock battery indicator shows the battery is dead Replace the battery and run Setup to reconfigure the system System CMOS has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in CMOS The
55. le are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 Memory Both the SBI 7427R S3 blade module have sixteen 16 240 pin DIMM sockets that can support up to 256 GB RDIMM or 64 GB UDIMM of Very Low Profile VLP DDR3 1600 1333 1066 MHz speed SDRAM Memory is interleaved which requires modules of the same size and speed to be installed in groups of two or three Please refer to the Supermicro web site for a list of supported memory www supermicro com products superblade The detailed specifications for a blade module will contain a link to a list of recommended memory sizes and manufacturers Details on installation of memory modules into the SBI 7427R S3 blade module are found in Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Storage The SBI 7427R S3 blade module can have three 2 5 SATA Serial ATA SSD hard disk drives in front mounted easy removable carriers See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for storage installation details RAID Each SBI 7427R S3 blade module supports up to three hard drives which may be used to create a RAID 0 1 5 and 10 Windows or RAID 0 1 and 10 Linux array For RAID setup use the procedure below This blade s BIOS has a RAID utility available in its setup With two or hard drives per blade the following RAID configurations are supported RAID 0 Data Striping this writes data in parallel interleaved striped se
56. les et locales s n bav1 2217 DIN N IMMER DO RW DN bawn mn NARIN nin n n dxn nipnn ikidl Aio y lol Gil gall Jar of casa Al lar Gus Y el gl 1449 2 7r 47 3 3 944 491 Sor uu Waarschuwing Bij installatie van de apparatuur moet worden voldaan aan de lokale en nationale elektriciteitsvoorschriften 2 15 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Product Disposal Warning Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations BU ew COW Me RLS SHA BOBO SC OTEtE gt ADI HEV LENS EZ DUET au SERBS SERS SES SESS ET Warnung Die Entsorgung dieses Produkts sollte gem allen Bestimmungen und Gesetzen des Landes erfolgen jAdvertencia Al deshacerse por completo de este producto debe seguir todas las leyes y reglamentos nacionales Attention La mise au rebut ou le recyclage de ce produit sont g n ralement soumis des lois et ou directives de respect de l environnement Renseignez vous aupr s de l organisme comp tent ran pry rms mon PINT nma ONNA NPD 3 n AT 931 bp 530 pIo Aida gl ceil glll y Cal sill avant i y dae dall eats giel laa a Al yalzill aie Waarschuwing De uiteindelijke verwijdering van dit product dient te geschieden in overeenstemming met alle nationale wetten en reglementen 2 16 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Hot Swap Fan Warning Warning The fans might still be turning when you remov
57. les or Disables Non Uniform Memory Access NUMA Use this setting to Enable or Disable the High Precision Event Timer SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 13 ME Subsystem Sub menu Menu Option Intel ME Subsystem Configuration ME Subsystem Description This submenu displays static information for the ME BIOS Interface Version and the ME Version for your system This setting allows you to Enable or Disable ME Subsystem help 5 6 Event Logs Setup Table 5 14 Event Logs Menu Menu Option gt Change SMBIOS Event Log Settings SMBIOS Event Log Erase Event Log When Log is Full Log System Boot Event MECI METW View SMBIOS Event Log Description This submenu allows you to change the SMBIOS Event Log configuration settings This setting allows you to Enable or Disable SMBIOS Event Logging Use this setting for erasing the SMBIOS Event Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset Options are No Yes Next Reset and Yes Every Reset Use this setting to choose options for reactions to a full SMBIOS Event Log Options include Do Nothing and Erase Immediately Use this setting to choose the option to Enable or Disable logging of system boot events This setting Multiple Event Count Increment is used to select the number of occurrences of a duplicate event that must pass before the multiple event counter associated with the log entry is
58. n 5 Use your thumb and index finger to hold the CPU on its edges Align the CPU keys which are semi circle cutouts against the socket keys Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Aligning CPU Keys with Socket Keys CPU Keys 6 Once the keys are aligned carefully lower the CPU straight down into the socket Figure 3 8 Do not drop the CPU on the socket Do not move the CPU horizontally or vertically Do not rub the CPU against the surface or against any pins of the socket to avoid damaging the CPU or the socket Figure 3 8 Lowering the CPU into the Socket Caution You can only install the CPU inside the socket in one direction Make sure that the CPU is properly inserted into the CPU socket before closing the load plate If it doesn t close properly do not force it as it may damage your CPU Instead open the load plate again and double check that the CPU is aligned properly 7 With the CPU inside the socket inspect the four corners of the CPU to make sure that the CPU is properly installed 3 7 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 8 Close the load plate with the CPU inside the socket Figure 3 9 Lock the lever labeled Close 1st first Figure 3 10 then lock the lever labeled Open 1st second Figure 3 11 Use your thumb to gently push the load levers down to the lever locks Figure 3 9 Closing the Load Plate Push down and lock the level labeled Close 1st Lever Lock Push down and lock the lev
59. n and placement of memory modules and the installation of hard disk drives into the blade module Chapter 4 Blade Module Features This chapter coves features and component information about SBI 7427R S3 blade module Included here are descriptions and information for mainboard components connectors LEDs and other features of the blade module Chapter 5 BIOS BIOS setup is covered in this chapter for SBI 7427R S3 blade module Appendix A BIOS POST Codes BIOS POST Codes for SBI 7427R S3 blade module are explained in this appendix SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Notes Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 ERO A 1 1 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Componen e 1 1 1 3 Blade Module Features A 1 2 PiIlOG CT 1 2 Miu Yecla da apropia Gn ehe 1 2 KS 0 EEn 1 3 RAID ret Bente ov Menden EE 1 3 Densidad 1 3 1 4 Contacting Supermicro sss 1 5 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements 2 1 2 1 About Standardized Warning Statemen e 2 1 Warning Definition ee 2 1 Installation Instructions A 2 4 Circuit Breaker lt lt niente in be aande A 2 5 Power Disconnection Warning i ek kk kk kek 2 6 Equipment Installation EE 2 8 Restricted ET 2 9 Battery Handling 2 10 Redundant Power Supplies eene 2 12 Backplane Voltage o Helene nl 2 13 Compl
60. nnot write to extended DMA Direct DMATest kaled Memory Access registers Fail Safe Timer NMI Failed ServerBIOS2 test error Fail Safe Timer takes too long Run ISA or EISA Configuration Utility to resolve resource Allocation Error ial ARES conflict for the specified device Entering SETUP Starting Setup program Fixed Disk n Fixed disk n 0 3 identified UO device IRQ conflict UO device IRQ conflict error A 2 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Table A 1 BIOS POST Messages Continued BIOS Message nnnn kB Extended RAM Passed nnnn Cache SRAM Passed nnnn kB Shadow RAM Passed nnnn kB System RAM Passed One or more 120 Block Storage Devices were excluded from the Setup Boot Menu Operating system not found Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity Check 2 nnnn Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt to Setup lt F3 gt for previous Press lt F2 gt to enter Setup PS 2 Mouse Run the 120 Configuration Utility System BIOS shadowed UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Video BIOS shadowed Description Where nnnn is the amount of RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested Where nnnn is the amount of system RAM in kilobytes successfully tested There was not enough room in the IPL table to display all installed 120 block storage devices
61. ommand e par le fabricant Jeter les piles usag es conform ment aux instructions du fabricant 2 10 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements jAdvertencia Existe peligro de explosi n si la bater a se reemplaza de manera incorrecta Reemplazar la bater a exclusivamente con el mismo tipo o el equivalente recomendado por el fabricante Desechar las bater as gastadas seg n las instrucciones del fabricante lu rona v mp x Ta 292010 nian nebon Ow pi n130 nap 3921 199 DIANA DORINT non 1229105 NN yon MINT yx35 v meman moon pIo lei iaaa H AR Aan dy Ul Jail Alla dal Za l Ulla dy Lal Jal iriall AS All 4 caus gl LS lol lo ol E gill wii L Ala AS A Clade Lady Aerial Cls Aal je al 32 9014224 AJA YOR Soa 9890 2594 AE ues Saatz 4 AA Are SSH HN AA O EOS He ASE MEAS er FAL Waarschuwing Er is ontploffingsgevaar indien de batterij verkeerd vervangen wordt Vervang de batterij slechts met hetzelfde of een equivalent type die door de fabrikant aanbevolen wordt Gebruikte batterijen dienen overeenkomstig fabrieksvoorschriften afgevoerd te worden 2 11 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Redundant Power Supplies Warning This unit might have more than one power supply connection All connections must be removed to de energize the unit TRE COLI Y NRO GRAD BRE TUCU S Ead 0 33 129 hOB MNS TED IE TAATOA O JE TU Tu D E52 EE ELL E TERI E ETRE CARAT EH Warnung Dieses Ger t
62. p menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 9 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 10 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 11 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 12 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu See Table 5 13 for a description of BIOS setup menu options in this sub menu Table 5 3 Boot Feature Submenu Menu Option Quiet Boot AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup NUM Lock Wait for F1 If Error Interrupt 19 Capture Description When Disabled the BIOS displays normal POST messages When Enabled the BIOS displays an OEM Logo instead of POST messages This setting sets the display mode for Option ROM Options include Force BIOS or Keep Current This setting selects the Power On state for Numlock Options include On or Off When enabled the system will wait for the F1 key to be pressed if an error occurs Options are Enabled or Disabled When enabled this setting allows option ROMs to trap Interrup 19 Options include Enabled or Disabled SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Table 5 3 Boot Feature Submenu Continued Menu Option Watch Dog Timer Power Button Function Restore on AC Power Loss Description This setting allows the system to restart when it is not active more than 5 minutes Option include Enabled and Disabled
63. pular cualquier equipo considere los riesgos de la corriente el ctrica y familiaricese con los procedimientos estandar de prevenci n de accidentes Al final de cada advertencia encontrara el numero que le ayudara a encontrar el texto traducido en el apartado de traducciones que acompa a a este dispositivo GUARDE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES INFORMATIONS DE S CURIT Ce symbole d avertissement indique un danger Vous vous trouvez dans une situation pouvant entra ner des blessures ou des dommages corporels Avant de travailler sur un quipement soyez conscient des dangers li s aux circuits lectriques et familiarisez vous avec les proc dures couramment utilis es pour viter les accidents Pour prendre connaissance des traductions des avertissements figurant dans les consignes de s curit traduites qui accompagnent cet appareil r f rez vous au num ro de l instruction situ la fin de chaque avertissement CONSERVEZ CES INFORMATIONS mmus nsn mn Tyan 199 WANWAN nx vmm ni DY WYNT pn D by nns In DIRAN NAA n nnnponn ay Wp mx v 9095 m yan MPPT IR NNW v 77792 NWN mro DD ng PTA IN penn DRVI 7252 22012 DNI PAIDIO bw nu 072279970 198792 0222298 nn IN NINA 2199 181522 NDOIT nx RTP v 2 2 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Ann All candi Gl o Sar AK A hed isa Ae Al RAT ie Jil gall ge Aa ll blad ale gle Silao sl gle ani yi Ji dell Sl ya gl E shy gid A ll GLa Leal Ad ja ule US
64. risk Furthermore buyer agrees to fully indemnify defend and hold Supermicro harmless for and against any and all claims demands actions litigation and proceedings of any kind arising out of or related to such ultra hazardous use or sale 0 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 0 2
65. se attached to the KVM connector 7 of the blade you wish to access To switch to another blade disconnect the cable then reconnect it to the new blade See the Web based Management Utility User s Manual on your SuperBlade system CD ROM for further details on using the KVM function remotely 4 3 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 4 2 Mainboard The mainboard of the SBI 7427R S3 blade unit is a proprietary design which is based on the Intel C602J chipset See Figure 4 4 for a block diagram of this chipset Figure 4 3 for a view of the B9DR7 mainboard and Figure 4 5 for an exploded view diagram of the blade unit Figure 4 3 B9DR7 Mainboard 4 4 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features Table 4 4 B9DR7 Mainboard Layout 1 LGA 2011 CPU1 Socket 3 DIMM Slots see Figure 3 13 16 slot DIMM Numbering on page 3 10 for details 5 InfiniBand Connectors for InfiniBand daughter card T Onboard SATA Port 9 Onboard Battery Figure 4 4 Intel C602J Intel 602J Chipset Block Diagram 1 1 1 1 2 2 F nu Je i E i CPU REAR 2 amp 5 5 E Socket 1 5 5 e e 2 2 x
66. sed to boot a computer over a network To install the OS via PXE the following conditions must be met 1 The PXE Boor option in BIOS must be enabled 2 APXE server has been configured this can be another blade in the system 3 The PXE server must be connected over a network to the blade to be booted 4 The blade has only non partitioned unformatted hard drives installed and no bootable devices attached to it Once these conditions are met make sure the PXE server is running Then turn on the blade on which you wish to boot and or install the OS The BIOS in the blade will look at all bootable devices and finding none will connect to the PXE server to begin the boot install Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection You can install the OS via Virtual Media through either the PMlview Java based client utility PMItool or the Web based Management Utility With this method the OS is installed from an ISO image that resides on another system blade Refer to the manuals on your SuperBlade CD ROM for further details on the Virtual Media CD ROM or Drive Redirection sections of these two utility programs 3 8 Management Software System management may be performed with either of three software packages IPMlview IPMItool or a Web based Management Utility These are designed to provide an administrator with a comprehensive set of functions and monitored data to keep tabs on the system and perform management activities Re
67. sword This allows you to create an administrator password for the system User Password This allows you to create user password for the system Chapter 5 BIOS 5 10 Save amp Exit Choose SAVE amp EXIT from the 16 MB SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS BIOS Setup Utility main menu with the arrow keys to display the SAVE amp EXIT SETUP menu All Exit BIOS settings are described in Table 5 18 below Table 5 18 Exit Menu Options Discard Changes and Exit Save Changes Restore Defaults Restore User Defaults Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to exit the BIOS Setup utility without saving any changes you may have made Any changes you have made to the BIOS Setup will not take effect upon system bootup Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to save changes done so far to any of the setup options Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to load the default settings for all items in the BIOS Setup These are the safest settings to use and are designed for maximum system performance but may not work best for all computer applications Highlight this item and hit lt ENTER gt to restore the user defaults to all the setup options 5 17 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Notes Appendix A BIOS POST Codes A 1 BIOS POST Messages During the Power On Self Test POST the BIOS will check for problems If a problem is found the BIOS will activate an alarm or disp
68. t treten auf der R ckwandplatine gef hrliche Spannungen oder Energien auf Vorsicht bei der Wartung jAdvertencia Cuando el sistema esta en funcionamiento el voltaje del plano trasero es peligroso Tenga cuidado cuando lo revise Attention Lorsque le syst me est en fonctionnement des tensions lectriques circulent sur le fond de panier Prendre des pr cautions lors de la maintenance nxs 5153 nn rmx bana na v nian sn mar 11087 5153 nnn n120 nn j Ayn 2 13 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual da slll cle a za gall GU jf Ss ESI LA Ge pas Aln Zeal laa Lard Ae ia OS Jan ali Su Lario gau ASAA SA SU d TUN Backplane el AA AROSA AAA BY s 4 92 as Al 88 5419 Waarschuwing Een gevaarlijke spanning of energie is aanwezig op de backplane wanneer het systeem in gebruik is Voorzichtigheid is geboden tijdens het onderhoud 2 14 Chapter 2 Standardized Warning Statements Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes Warning Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes HB CHO E ARR CE BEROHLO fU GE OH TAS k OTRO SE RORIS UCET BBD ET a Reese EC FEN Warnung Die Installation der Ger te muss den Sicherheitsstandards entsprechen iAdvertencia La instalacion del equipo debe cumplir con las normas de electricidad locales y nacionales Attention L quipement doit tre install conform ment aux normes lectriques nationa
69. t d acc der a l int rieur du chassis pour installer ou enlever des composants de syst me avn HI DA INTE TIAN paona Yawn 929 pg Pon WI bavin nip bon 0997 NN pny v 022299 mon IN mupp Tv msan bw 22197 Pon nv 155 baal 35 5 yo el pe Al AU 5 y AAN yale gevan Cya all Jaai cas ECH es ci Sa A il Kall Asha all Sa AN Ja E 22374 2787 sei ep 8237 Aol YEA AA Saer dado BE AAH Arnes EAFA Ht Waarschuwing Voordat u toegang neemt tot het binnenwerk van de behuizing voor het installeren of verwijderen van systeem onderdelen dient u alle spanningsbronnen en alle stroomkabels aangesloten op de voeding en van de behuizing te verwijderen 2 7 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Equipment Installation Warning Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install replace or service this equipment Han O wie KLEED REENEARU DT OREORE ER Kelk Aa maada EE EEN TOSS SSA Warnung Das Installieren Ersetzen oder Bedienen dieser Ausr stung sollte nur geschultem qualifiziertem Personal gestattet werden iAdvertencia Solamente el personal calificado debe instalar reemplazar o utilizar este equipo Attention ll est vivement recommand de confier l installation le remplacement et la maintenance de ces quipements a des personnels qualifi s et exp riment s rmx TPE Way nYvU nn IN 3937 DN 92022 pna kun 1272 12015 nmx Juli la Lead A asi y a laa y cole Sall Gai gall lii
70. t provides power cooling management and networking functions One enclosure for the SBI 7427R S3 blade module can hold fourteen blade units In this manual blade system refers to the entire system including the enclosure and blades units blade or blade unit refers to a single blade module and blade enclosure is the chassis that the blades power supplies and modules are housed within Please refer to our web site for information on operating systems that have been certified for use with the SuperBlade www supermicro com products superblade 1 2 Product Checklist of Typical Components Your blade module ships with its B9DR7 mainboard already installed in its chassis Memory hard disk drives and the CPU must all be installed by the user after shipment See Chapter 3 Setup and Installation on page 3 1 for details on installation of these components Aside from the blade module unit itself the following optional Mezzanine add on cards with 10GbE or Infiniband Switch may be ordered for your blade module e AOC XEH iN2 e AOC IBH XDD e AOC IBH XQD e AOC IBH XQS e AOC IBH XDS See the Supermicro website and the SuperBlade Network Modules User s Manual on your SuperBlade system s CD ROM for more details on these add on cards 1 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 1 3 Blade Module Features Table 1 1 lists the main features of the SBI 7427R S3 blade module See the proceeding
71. t verwijderen van het ventilatorsamenstel uit het chassis Houd uw vingers schroevendraaiers en eventuele andere voorwerpen uit de buurt van de openingen in de ventilatorbehuizing Power Cable and AC Adapter Warning When installing the product use the provided or designated connection cables power cables and AC adaptors Using any other cables and adaptors could cause a malfunction or a fire Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law prohibits the use of UL or CSA certified cables that have UL CSA shown on the code for any other electrical devices than products designated by Supermicro only Mia REACT ATA Bite its SA BURR RISE SNe TI Ba KE ACT RT E ZEE FEW WO 7 Jv y 27 ARMS EUR ROMANA I EMHOES EXA EA UL Elk CSA BIEDT Ty UL CSE v 275 a FKit e Supermicro AES SLC 5 c LABEL TOES Ei ERE BPS eres KAARTEN Saeco BE Ru M er A BE BRA DE RE A A Eler kal amp pplicance and Maker ical Saltety Liza CER NEER EE ELI L Bik GAR Bi EO REH ER de ELLE CART ai Warnung Bei der Installation des Produkts die zur Verf gung gestellten oder benannt Anschlusskabel Stromkabel und Netzteile Verwendung anderer Kabel und Adapter kann zu einer Fehlfunktion oder ein Brand entstehen Elektrische Ger te und Material Safety Law verbietet die Verwendung von UL oder CSA zertifizierte Kabel UL oder CSA auf der Code f r alle anderen elektrischen Ger te als Produkte von Supermicro nur bezeichnet gezeigt haben 2 18 Chapt
72. ution Make sure to install the system board into the chassis before you install the CPU heatsink Caution When receiving a server board without a processor pre installed make sure that the plastic CPU socket cap is in place and none of the socket pins are bent otherwise contact your retailer immediately 3 4 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation Caution Refer to the Supermicro website for updates on CPU support 1 There are two load levers on the LGA2011 socket To open the socket cover first press and release the load lever labeled Open 1st Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Open First Load Lever Press down on Load Lever labeled Open 1st 2 Press the second load lever labeled Close 1st to release the load plate that covers the CPU socket from its locking position Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Close First Load Lever Press down on Load the Lever labeled Close ist Pull lever away from the socket 3 5 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 3 With the lever labeled Close 1st fully retracted gently push down on the Open 1st lever to open the load plate Lift the load plate to open it completely Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Opening the Load Plate Gently push down to pop the load plate open 4 Using your thumb and the index finger remove the WARNING plastic cap from the socket Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Removing the Warning Plastic Cap 3 6 Chapter 3 Setup and Installatio
73. uto size DRAM Clear 512 kB base RAM 1 3 4 3 RAM failure on data bits xxxx of low byte of memory bus Test CPU bus clock frequency Warm start shut down Auto size cache Load alternate registers with CMOS values Initialize interrupt vectors 2 1 2 3 Check ROM copyright notice Check video configuration against CMOS Initialize all video adapters in system Shadow video BIOS ROM Initialize MultiBoot Initialize EISA board Set key click if enabled 2 2 3 1 Test for unexpected interrupts Display prompt Press F2 to enter SETUP gt a SBI 7427R S3 T3 Blade Module User s Manual Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued 5Ch Test RAM between 512 and 640 kB 62h Test extended memory address lines 66h Configure advanced cache registers 68h Enable external and CPU caches 6Ah Display external L2 cache size 6Ch Display shadow area message 70h Display error messages 76h Check for keyboard errors 7Dh Initialize Intelligent System Monitoring 80h Disable onboard Super I O ports and IRQs 82h Detect and install external RS232 ports 84h Detect and install external parallel ports 86h Re initialize onboard I O ports 88h Initialize BIOS Data Area 8Ah Initialize Extended BIOS Data Area 8Ch Initialize floppy controller 90h Initialize hard disk controllers 92h Jump to UserPatch2 Appendix A BIOS POST Codes Table A 2 Terminal POST Errors Continued
74. w Table 5 16 Boot Setup Menu Options Menu Option Description This sub menu feature allows you to specify the sequence of priority for the boot device such as hard disk drives USB devices CD ROM drives Network drives and so on The menu options are for 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device and 3rd gt Boot Device Priority Boot device 4th Boot Device and so on Each numbered boot device can be set to a specific device installed in your system or to Disabled NOTE A device enclosed in parenthesis has been disabled in the corresponding type menu gt Hard Drive BBS This submenu allows you to set the order of the legacy devices in this group for Priorities setting the boot order gt Network Device This submenu allows you to set the order of the legacy devices in this group for BBS Priorities setting the boot order USB Device BBS This submenu allows you to set the order of the legacy devices in this group for Priorities setting the boot order Delete Boot Option This submenu allows you to remove an EFI boot option form the boot order 5 9 Security Choose Security from the BIOS Setup main menu with the arrow keys to bring up the SECURITY SETUP menu Security setting options are displayed by highlighting the setting using the arrow keys and pressing lt ENTER gt All Security BIOS settings are described in Table 5 17 below Table 5 17 Security Menu Options Menu Option Description Administrator Pas
75. ww supermicro com about policies safety_information cfm Warning Definition Warning This warning symbol means danger You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury Before you work on any equipment be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents BEDER DEED A NEBEL ET APR OT VS ATHENE DD ETOT WT NOME LINES SAIC BAE TEN SEBEL UC ZAWA EDEL SEC UC FEW HEENSTRER IEM FREZEN EHEN LEH SE gt ERE EEE LIE ZA gt IAI Siss RE EDS LE SCR AES Ero CHERRY gt ERRE AL ES EEN ZE EE NUN BEN us 2 1 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual Warnung WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr Sie befinden sich in einer Situation die zu Verletzungen f hren kann Machen Sie sich vor der Arbeit mit Geraten mit den Gefahren elektrischer Schaltungen und den Ublichen Verfahren zur Vorbeugung vor Unf llen vertraut Suchen Sie mit der am Ende jeder Warnung angegebenen Anweisungsnummer nach der jeweiligen bersetzung in den bersetzten Sicherheitshinweisen die zusammen mit diesem Ger t ausgeliefert wurden BEWAHREN SIE DIESE HINWEISE GUT AUF INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES DE SEGURIDAD Este simbolo de aviso indica peligro Existe riesgo para su integridad fisica Antes de mani
76. xt is described in this section although the screen display is often all you need to understand how to set the options When you first power on the computer the BIOS is immediately activated While the BIOS is in control the Setup program can be activated in one of two ways 1 2 By pressing lt DELETE gt immediately after turning the system on or When the message Press the lt Delete gt key to enter Setup appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST press the lt DELETE gt key to activate the main SETUP menu 5 3 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 5 4 Main BIOS Setup Figure 5 1 BIOS Setup Screen C 2011 American Megatrends Inc Sa Exit em Date All Main Setup options are described in this section Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to move among the different settings in each menu Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to change the options for each setting Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the CMOS SETUP menu The next section describes in detail how to navigate through the menus Items that use sub menus are indicated with the icon With the item highlighted press the lt ENTER gt key to access the submenu Menu options found in the MAIN BIOS SETUP menu are described in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Main BIOS Setup Menu Options System Date Using the arrow keys highlight the month day and year fields and enter the y correct data for the system date Press the Enter key to save the
77. y with Local and National Electrical Codes 2 15 Product Disposal etc ra 2 16 Hot Swap Fan Warning essen 2 17 Power Cable and AC Adapter AA 2 18 Chapter 3 Setup and Installation 3 1 3 1 OV rVIOW aan eiie t bd en eia te eie tie deus 3 1 3 2 Installing Blade Modules nnn nennen ennen eenen evene enenvenen 3 1 Powering Up a Blade Unit A 3 1 Powering Down a Blade Unit se 3 1 Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure AA 3 2 Removing Replacing the Blade Cover 3 2 Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure AA 3 2 3 3 Processor Installation ss 3 4 SBI 7427R S3 Blade Module User s Manual 3 4 Onboard Battery Installation sse 3 9 3 5 Memory Installation seen 3 9 Populating Memory Slots seen 3 9 DIMM Installation n a aa et 3 11 3 6 Hard Disk Drive Installation esses 3 12 3 7 Installing the Operating System sss 3 13 Installing with an External USB CD ROM Drive 3 13 Iristalling via PXE Boot 5 errem ara 3 14 Installing via Virtual Media Drive Redirection 3 14 3 8 Management Software nnen keke keke keke 3 14 3 9 Configuring and Setting up RAID nennen 3 14 Chapter 4 Blade Module Features 4 1 4

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